Lavatory Treatment Devices

Abstract

An article or a device comprising a delivery means which includes a non-liquid lavatory treatment material which includes a first air treatment constituent in its composition, and wherein the device also includes an air treatment means particularly where the air treatment means is used to treat the ambient environment in the near vicinity, or in the in the proximity of the lavatory appliance with which the article or device is used. The article or device is useful for providing both a treatment composition to the interior of a lavatory appliance, and in particular to the interior of a toilet bowl when such treatment composition is derived from the non-liquid lavatory treatment material which can be for example: a solid, a gel, or a paste which in addition to the first air treatment constituent also contains one or more treatment constituents from which may formed an aqueous treatment composition when the non-liquid lavatory treatment material is contacted with water, and in particular when contacted with water being flushed through the lavatory appliance.

1 . A device adapted to be used with a toilet bowl for delivering a treatment composition thereto comprising:
 a delivery means which comprises a non-liquid lavatory treatment material which includes a first air treatment constituent, which material forms an aqueous treatment composition when the non-liquid lavatory treatment material is contacted with water being flushed within a toilet bowl; and,   a further air treatment means containing a further air treatment constituent which is separate from the non-liquid lavatory treatment material which includes the first air treatment constituent for providing a further air treatment constituent to the ambient environment of the device.   
   
   
       2 . The device according to  claim 1  wherein:
 the delivery means is a cage or container containing a quantity of a non-liquid lavatory treatment material which in addition to the first air treatment constituent also contains one or more surfactants, wherein an aqueous treatment composition providing a cleaning and/or sanitizing and/or disinfecting benefit to lavatory appliance is formed by contacting the lavatory treatment material with water.   
   
   
       3 . The device according to  claim 1  wherein:
 the non-liquid lavatory treatment material is a solid, a gel, or a paste.   
   
   
       4 . The device according to  claim 1  wherein:
 the non-liquid lavatory treatment material exhibits a viscosity of at least 1000 cps.   
   
   
       5 . (canceled) 
   
   
       6 . The device according to  claim 1  wherein
 the first air treatment constituent comprises one or more constituents selected from: perfumes, fragrances, odor masking constituents, odor counteracting constituents, odor neutralizing constituents, air sanitizing/disinfecting constituents (such as one or more glycols, and in particular triethylene glycol) insecticides, or pesticides.   
   
   
       7 . The device according to  claim 1  wherein
 the further air treatment constituent of the air treatment means comprises one or more constituents selected from: perfumes, fragrances, odor masking constituents, odor counteracting constituents, odor neutralizing constituents, air sanitizing/disinfecting constituents (such as one or more glycols, and in particular triethylene glycol) insecticides, or pesticides.   
   
   
       8 . (canceled) 
   
   
       9 . A process for providing both a cleaning and/or sanitizing and/or disinfecting treatment to a toilet bowl and to also provide a treatment of the ambient environment in the proximity of the toilet bowl being treated, which process includes the step of providing a device according to  claim 1 , and mounting the device upon a rim of a toilet bowl whereby the non-liquid lavatory treatment material which includes a first air treatment which material forms an aqueous treatment composition when the non-liquid lavatory treatment material is contacted with water being flushed within a toilet and, a further air treatment means containing a further air treatment constituent which is separate from the non-liquid lavatory treatment material which includes the first air treatment constituent for providing a further air treatment constituent to the ambient environment of the device.